The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

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Top 225. „ Det p ....21e. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Padding - ton, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole ?-gent. v HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest 6YORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLIsNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terra e, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN' supplied, ss soon as published every Evening by HEN - RY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. • IfIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS M.S.Y.-2elorniag, 4&n.—Afternoon, 9a. 32m ro-moßitow.-Morning, 10a. 10m.—Afternoon, 10a. 50in. • 44aT 11' T 4, :14fa). W's,[ll,:ry LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1864. Mr BERKELEY has long been the acknowledged champion of one of the most important of political reforms, and to judge from his brief letter to a con temporary the other morning, he has no intention of abandoning his position. If he is again among the members of the Legislature, " it is his intention to again unfurl the old banner, and do his best to rally our 200 ballot members to the old war cry— abella vindex tacitte libertatis." The next election will, no doubt, give him plenty of illustrations of the evils of the present system, for Exeter, he de clares, is but a type of what will occur in every contest, and certainly we have all seen enough of the usual effects of a general election to be able very readily to fill in the outlines. There is not much hope that the opponents of the Ballot will be convinced by anything they naly hear or see, by any amount of bribery, corrup• Lion, and intimidation. There have been revelations startling enough to shake the most resolute convic tion, spectacles sufficiently humiliating and painful to overthrow the most obstinate prejudice. But the poet tells us that A man convinced against his will, Is of the same opinion still; and we have not yet got to the length of obtaining even apparent assent. Our opponents still prefer to regard these various election mal•practicea as especially " English," and therefore to be cherished by every national well-wisher. There is no line of argument more convenient and more inex haustible than an intangible one. It is so eilsy to affix an epithet or to declaim in genera: phrases, and so difficult to fight against an " idea." The vision ary opponent is not to be beftled. You may attack him with argument, illustration, and remonstrance; you may exhaust all the powers of logic and rhe toric to prove him in the wrong, and he starts up again, answering you with the old cry "It is un-English." It is quite impossible to answer this accusation, seeing that nobody has hitherto defined exactly what it means, and therefore its advocates CAA easily shift their ground when ne cessary. If it means that Englishmen are not ashamed of their conduct at elections, we can only reply that they ought to be, and it would be more to their credit if they mere. If it means that all that is now done in election times is perfectly fair and open, that is so perfectly well known to he contrary to actual facts, that it is no wonder sensi ble men are glad to disguise such meaning in vague terms. If it means that the lower classes would be affronted by the Ellipicion of being afraid to vote openly, that 15 a stigma that a large portion of them are bearing now , and it i s no disgrace to them to a protection which does not compel grant them them to bold their tongues. They may speak of their votes as they will, and canvas s i ng w ill not altogether be put a stop to. In th e clubs, which are conducted on this very coun-English " fashion, votes and interest are frequently solicited and pros mixed, but a member is no t obli ged to a ff ront his friend by openly putting in the bl ac k ball against his candidate. Lord PAL3IERSTON, indeed, thinks so highly of the honour of the man who takes a ten pound note for his vote that he thinks the system of bribery will still be carried on, as agents can bribe the voters beforehand, and of course they, will keep to their word The same obligation, he thinks, applies to the relief from ' intimidation, since landlords and employers will ask which way the elector is going to vote, and treat him accordingly. The on'y wonder is that persons of such remarkable good faith on the one side, and such singular confidence and simplicity on the other, should have anything to do with such questionable work as bribery and intimidation at any time. If everyone always kept his word with such undeviating fidelity, and if we lived like the residents in the famous Palace of Truth, in a spot where plain speaking was compulsory, the Ballot might be superfluous, but as things at present stand, such implicit truth and confidence are not likely to exist per se among electioneering agents and voters with itching palms. But if our present arrangements are so immaculate, what need is there for election committees and the cumberous machinery of the Corrupt Practices Bill? Such solecisms should surely be done away with, when an elector's word is as good as his bond, and every candidate a modern Bayard ! But this un lucky Reform is no question of party. It has no more uncompromising opponents than the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, and the noble lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The City of London has not yet forgotten or forgiven its former member's conduct towards the Ballot ; and many another Liberal constituency has good cause to complain of its representative. The extension of the franchise is, without doubt, 'a question of considerable moment. Large bodies of the people, intelligent, conscientious, and patri otic, are excluded from the exercise of political rights, but until we have some reform in the system of election, the lodger, the £6 householder, and other excluded classes may be admitted within the pale, but we shall have no actual representation of the people. Very certainly we have not such a re presentation now as Denmark can vouch for. How shall we obtain it ? Mr. BERKELEY quotes the words of Mr. BRIGHT, who says, that " When a man is hungry he eats, when he is cold he goes to the fire, when he needs shelter from bribery and intimidation he goes to the ballot box." This plain and forcible language points out the cure which every one abuses, but which no one will con sent to try. However, when Parliament is installed for another term of six years, Ministers and mem bers may possibly be more willing to conciliate the country, as electioneering will be temporarily over. Lord PALMERSTON'S remarks on racing were most amusing, and it was a very happy idea which suggested itself to him of drawing a comparison between the rules of the "Turf" and the rules of Parliament. It might not have occurred to every one, and it could not have been carried out by any one more likely to make the most of it than the Premier. His aptitude for the joking style of dis course is certainly equalled by few and surpassed by none, and his hearers must have been gratified and surprised at the illustration. Politics were wisely eschewed at this gathering, but the reference made to Parliamentary proceedings was of cc urse in keep. ing with the rule, since it was conducive to mirth and harmony rather than discord and disquietude. " The House of Commons very much resembles a race-course," said Lord PALMERSTON, and then set out to illustrate his meaning, and carry out his simile. "First of all, parties go there and run for the Queen's Plate." No wonder this produced shouts of laughter and shouts of applause. Of course this came well from one who stood before the assembly as the winner, par excellence, of that much coveted prize. " Then, again, there is the match, and he is a lucky man who does not meet with his match ; but almost every one does, and is not at all contented in that enco•anter." This is true enough, and eptly characterises the prevailing feature of that assembly, in which, it has truly been said, that every one finds his level. There is no place like the House of Commons for putting down undue assumption, and proving false expectations. Among so many individual attainments are soon reduced to their just level, and while extreme talent can rise to the height that is due, mediocre capabilities are lost in the crowd. Then Lord PALMERSTON went on to illustrate the rest of the parallel by saying that there was the good feeling in the House which gave weight for age ; but then, he added, it was true that the young ones sometimes trotted out of the course, It is not likely that one of the noble lord's experience has not had several practical illustrations of this truth during his long and active parliamentary service; and, indeed, if report speaks true, only this session one of his own colleagues played him that trick, thereby causing much confusion and misun derstanding. The " dead heat" is similar to the "tie," and that has frequently occurred of late years, particularly in the debates on Church Rates. Lastly, the noble lord mentioned an occurrence that is about to take place both on the turf and at St. Stephen's. " It often happens that a very good-looking horse breaks down." Thus did the Premier make a great deal out of what at first sight appeared to be very little, and succeeded in drawing a picture of politi• cal life at once humorous and suggestive. It is well occasionally to go out of the beaten track and find something new or unexpected in the dry details of everyday existence. Amid the monotony of official existence there are occasionally some brightening gleams to be witnessed, and some peculiar features may furnish a field for the introduction of wit and repartee. They are to be applauded who can find entertainment in such everyday occurrences, and like Lord PALMERSTON not only enliven their own existence thereby, but at the same time diffuse a feeling of hilarity around. Agricultural meetings and gatherings of all de scriptions will now be the rage for some time to come. Lancashire seems to be particularly active in these affairs just now. It was only the other day that Lord STANLEY presided at the Southport meeting, and there made an excellent discourse on various topics connected with the subject before them. Last Wednesday there was the annual dine ner of the Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society, and some noticeable remarks were made during the course of the evening. Colonel PATTEN took the chair, and he fulfilled his task very efficiently, although he apologised on account of his long absence, from various causes, from that part of the country. He cot curred with Lord STANLEY as to the propriety of givieg leases. It will be greatly to the advantage of all concerned when the preju • dices entertained by many against them are done away with. It is the surest mode of inducing im provements to be made, and, as Colonel PATTEN very property put it, " whenever a tenant wishes to have a lease, and shows his caracity for working a farm, it is to the interest both of himself and his landlord that he should have one." Oae who has done so much for Lancashire as the gallant Colonel has a claim to be listened to, which should not be passed over, and there was great truth in his ex portations not to neglect the society which he then discoursed upon, on account of the smaller ones starting up in various directions. Being on a more comprehensive scale, it can do more effec tual service to the cause than local ones, however estimable in their way. Of course, much that is said at these meetings is of a lccal character, and is not of much interest to the general reader ; but, at the same time, it is satis factory to know that due attention it being paid to such matters throughout the country, and thus we may hope for an improvement in the affairs of agriculture generally. Of late years many and most' important changes have been made, and altera• tions have been effected that a generation ago would have confounded the steady-going old farmer and the quiet country gentlefolks. It is not too much to say that much of this improvement has been owing to the societies that have so strenuously laboured in the cause of agriculture, and brought intelligence to bear upon experience, and studied the subject in an abstract form before advising the practical part of the question to be put in execution. Anniversary of the Battle of Algiers. - This day being the 48th anniversary of the battle of Algiers, we subjoin the names of ,the surviving veteran office s who served under Lord Exmouth in that ever memorable victory, together with their rank then and now, VIZ.:- Aitchison, E , midshipman of Leander, now lieutenant Armstrong, J, W., second master of Falmouth, now captain Barnett, E., midshipman of Superb, now rear admiral Beatty, D, M. N., midshipman of Severn, now lieutenant Belcher, Sir E,, midshipman of Superb, now'rear admiral of the red. Blenkarne, W., mate of Impregnable, now commander Bond, T. 8,, midshipman of Glasgow, now captain Browne, W. C,, midshipman of Minden, now captain Banbury, G. 8., midshipman of Minden, now lieutenant Burt, W., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant Barton, T. R., lieutenant of Albion, now admiral Caley, Charles, midshipman of Severn, now lieutenant Carnac, J. R., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now vice admiral. Cheyne, G., lieutenant of Albion, now captain Christie, G,, lieutenant of Granicus, now commander Clarke, J., first lieutenant, R.M., of Superb, now major general Cole, W., midshipman of Leander, now lieutenant Dalafosse, E. H., senior lieutenant of Hebras, now cap tain Dashwood, W. 8,, commander of Prometheus, now ad miral Dickson, D. J., lieutenant of Britomart, now captain Douglas. J., midshipman of Britomart, now commander Davies, G., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now captain Davies, J., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now captain Dickson, bir W., Bart., midshipman of Minden, now vice admiral Dent, C. C., mate of Minden, now captain Dixon, J. S., lieutenant of Leander, now commander Edmont, Earl of, commander of Internal, now admiral Evison, J. C., lieutenant of Albion, now commander Ferrer, W. A., midshipman of Severn, now captain Featherstone, C. J., mate of Fury, now captain Freeman, W. L., clerk in Glasgow, now paymaster Frampton, T. R., midshipman of Minden, now lieutenant Fraser, midshipman of Leander, now rear admiral Fulton, It., master of Glasgow, now commander Griffin, W., midshipman of Minden, now rear admiral Gordon, It, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear admiral Goldsmith, J , purser of Superb, now paymaster Gill, W. Y., midshipman of Albion, now lieutenant Hardwicke, Earl of, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now admiral Helby, J. H., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now captain Hawes, E., mate of Britomart, now captain Higginson, F., midshipman of Severn, now commander Heathaote, G. H., midshipman of Glasgow, now com mander Holland, R. C., first lieutenant of Queen Charlotte and still holds the same rank J.agu, J. S., acting lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now lieutenant Jones, Sir L. T., midshipman of Granicus, now rear. admiral Jackson, G. V., lieutenant of Hecla, now rear admiral. James, H., second lieutenant, 11.,M., of Hecla, now captain. Justice, It., mate of Minden, now lieutenant Johnston, H., midshipman of Leander, now commander Kerr, J. J., midshipman of Impregnable, now lieutenant Laston, S. H,, lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now com mander Le Messurier, F. H , midshipman of Fury, now lieu tenant Liddell, J., midshipman of Albion, now lieutenant Leslie, A,, surgeon of Severn, still same rank Manners, R. H., midshipman of Minden, now vice ad miral, Miller, J., master of Minden, now staff commander Mayne, D., midshipman of Leander, now captain Michell, F. T., lieutenant of Queen Charl.)te, now vice admiral Mitchell, T., midshipman of Impregnable, now captain Munro, M., lieutenant of Impregnable, now commander M'Dougall, Sir J., lieutenant of Superb, now vice admiral March, C., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant O'Brien, J., lieutenant of Impregnable, now vice admiral Parker,Chai les, mate of Queen Charlotte, now lieutenant Parkin, J. L., mate of Minden, now captain Palmer, J., purser of Glasgow, now peymaater Perkins, H. A , lieutenant of Granicus, now commander Pridham, W. D., lieutenant of Prometheus, now com mander Pew, G,, mate of Beelzebub, now lieutenant ropham, 8., lieutenant of Glasgow, now vice admiral Richards, P., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now vice admiral Brogers, E., lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, sow captain Roddam, W., lieutenant of Impregnable, now commander Radcliffe, J., midshipman of Albion, now lieutenant Ryder, W., mate of Severn, now lieutenant Symes, A. S., midshipman of Hebrus, now commander Stocker, W. It., ruidshipman of Prometheus, now captain Stanley, E,, midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear admiral Stevens, J. H., first lieutenant of Queen Charlotte, now major general Sweeting, W., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant Sibley, J., midshipman of Minden, now lieutenant Sanders, T., lieutenant of Leander, now rear admiral Sproute, 0., assistant surgeon of Leander, now admiral Stuart, It., midshipman of Glasgow, now vice admiral Skinner, A. M'G.. midshipman of Glasgow, now captain Seymour, E. W., lieutenant of Glasgow, now commander Tinling, E. 8., midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear admiral Tvmkins, H. W., mate of Cordelia, now lieutenant. Tomlin, J., master of Superb, now staff commander. Turner, M., midshipman of Hebrus, now lieutenant. Tracey, B. W., midshipman of Albion, new lieutenant. Wakefield, J. W., midshipman of Hebrus, now lieute nant. 'Walker, W., master of Beelzebub, now commander. Ware, C. B , mate of Leander, now lieutenant. Weller, J. H., midshipman of Albion, now captain. Wentworth, W. F., lieutenant of Hebrus, still holds the same rank at Greenwich Hospital. Webber, G. W., midshipman of Hebrus, now lieutenant. Whish, W. G. H , midshipman of Queen Charlotte, now rear - admiral. Wilkinson, F. A., midshipman of Superb, now captain. P., midshipman of Superb, now lieutenant. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1864. SEASHORE ACCIDENTS. Dr Kidd, writing to a contemporary says :—Just at pre sent, when drowning accidents are so common at the sea shore, you will do good it you direct attention to a peculiar new form of proceeding with the drowned recently disco vered in America, by which persons sunk to the bottom for 25 minutes, and pronounced to be stone-dead for over two hours, were happily recovered and restored to perfect health. It Was a dictum of the late Sir B. Brodie, and is the. ortho dox faith of the Humane Society now, that no one was ever yet restored to life who was five minutes (there is a contro versy even about four minutes) submerged. This discovery is as great an improvement as electric telegraphs on four horse coaches. The details are in the Boston medical jour nals, from whence we got the science of chloi oform or anaes thetics, which was pooh poohed at first. The case of a navy officer is given who fell overboard, and was to all in tents and purposes dead for over two hours, yet was restored, and who takes every opportunity to spread the fact himself, as a thank-offering to Providence for his restoration to his familY.—Sackville-street, W., Aug 25, TEA STATISTICS.—The quantity of tea imported into the United Kingdom in the first six months of this year amounted in round numbers to 67i million pounds. In the corresponding period of 1863 it was 732 millions, and in that of 1862 it was 641 millions, so that the present year's supplies to the 30th June are 6 millions short, compared with those of 1863, but 3f millions in excess of the returns during the first half of 1852. The diminutions in the pre sent year's arrivals, notwithstanding that the consumption is increasing at the rate of five million pounds yearly, need not excite apprehension of scarcity, inasmuch as the stock on hand is unprecedentedly large. and upwards of 30 ships, with cargoes estimated to contain 15 million pounds, are now on their way to this country from China and Japan. By the latest official accounts, it appears that on the 30th June last 1061 million pounds remained in the various bounded warehouses of the United Kingdom, which quan tity is at least 10: million pounds more than was under the Crown's locks on the same date of last year, and as much as 261 million pounds more than on J une 30, 1862. This enor mous stock sufficiently accounts then for the falling off in this year's importations, For home consumption the quan tity entered between Jan. 1 and June 30 last was 444 million pounds, or 2/ millions beyond that of the same period of last year, and 54 millions beyond that entered in first half of 1862. For exportation the quantity shipped in six months ended June 30, 1864, was 154 million pounds, or 4f millions more than in the same months of 1863, but scarcely 2 millions more than iA the corresponding period of 1862, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REIJTER'S ETLEGRAMS.) AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 27. The National Steam Navigation Company's steamer Virginia from New York on the 13th inst. arrived here at 7 30 a.m. to-day. She landed 29 passengers and the latest telegrams, and proceeded for Liverpool at 8 a.m., all well. NEW YORK, AUG. 13, Morning. Mr. Stanton announces that Confederate de serters report the capture of Mobile. The privateer steamer TtAllahassee has burned six vessels 60 miles south-east of Sandy Hook. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, AUGUST 13, Morning. Money easy. Gold, 2554. Exchange on Lon don, 2741. Stocks steady. New York Central, 131 ; Illinois, 1292 ; Erie, 112,i; 5 per Cent. United States Bonds, 1091, Cotton quiet. Middling Upland,l73. Flour steady. Wheat, good demand for export. Corn dull: Provisions advancing. Coffee slightly firmer. Sugar very firm. Molasses quiet. Crude petroleum, 63 ; refined, 85. ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF MAN CHESTER. The Inman steamer City of Manchester from New York on the 13th inst. arrived here at 7 50 a.m. to.day. She brings 126,015 dols. and £1,120 in specie and 68 passengers. She landed 12 passengers and nine sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at 8 a.m., all well, ITALY. GREAT FIRE NEAR PALERMO. TURIN, AUG, 27. A great ,fire has taken pine in the forest of Picidzz), a Crown domain, near Palermo. The people assembled and hastened to the spot in order to arrest the progress of the conflagration. SPAIN. MADRID, AUG. 26, Evening: Senor Frezio, the representative of the Emperor of Mexico, has arrived here and left for La Granja. He is the bearer of letters announcing to her Spanish Alajekty the accession of the Emperor Maximilian to the Mexican throne. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Euxine, with the above mails, arrived at :Marseilles at 730 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave at 11 30 a,ca, (Letters on Monday morning.) FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 27, Morning. The difficulties which had arisen between Turkey and Montenegro in reference to the frontier have been satisfactorily arranged by a Mixed Commis sion. BOURSE, Aug. 26.—The market continues in the same lethargic state as regards the business doing, while prices are well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 66fr. 30c. Mobilier have improved to 1,002 fr, 50c. Railway Sharea offered. and some of the lines quoted lower. The market closed es follows: 41 per Cents. .. 94 75 Italian Loan 67 45 Do. end month.... D. end month 67 50 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 30 New Mexican .... 56 75 Credit Mobilier 1003 75 Russian Do. end m0nth....1006 25 Austrian Bank Shares 3380 Spanish Threes.... 49 25 Credit b bonnier 1220 Florae Debt Roman D...t.mwxya. Cash. Account. Orleans BB7 59 4. 887 50 Northern .... - 4onsand Nedioxranvan 916 25 917 50 Southern Western Eantern Sardinian - Austrian .. Lorr bard North cf Spain Saragossa 497 60 .. 500 Ditto to Barcelona The original articles of the Paris journals are not of much importance, generally relating to subjects already discussed. The Siecle, however, in a series of remarks on the visit of the King of Prussia to the Emperor of Austria, gives some details of in, terest respecting the relative positions of the vas rime German States, the conclusion arrived at thing that the two great Powers are gradually in creasing their influence and authority at the ex. penile of the smaller States, The writer says:-- . It is only necessary to lock at the obscure part which the Secondary States of Germany play when Prussia and Austria are in accord, to feel per suaded of the humiliating situation into which they would fall, if those two Powers should come to a definitive understanding. What, for instance, has become of the grandtu? of Saxony, which so often played a European part ? Where is that of Bavaria, the Elector of which was the centre and pivot of the greatest internal wars that are remembered in Ger many Who still bears in mind the preponderating importance of Hanover? Those States, which ought to have availed themselves of the rivalry of Prussia and Austria to become German bulwarks, have only known how to take tin undecided plane in coalitions They have lowered themselves day by day. They have not understood that their real means of pre servation was to place themselves at the head of the German revolution, and to constitute a strong Fee deral Germany. They have dreaded unity as much as death, and have preferred to live under the shel protection afforded by P rus sia and Aus tria.t l' e he Emperor Fra nc i s J osep h sugges ted to the o f h Confederation a plan which would have given a kind of preponderating place to one of the secon dary States, He proposed five successive authori ties :-1. A Federal Directory composed of Austria, Pr uss ia, and Bavaria, thus admitted to a kind of precedence, and of two of the Princes whose con tingents form part of the Bth, 9th, and 10th corps d'ormee of tee Confederation ; 2, A Federal Coun cil, consisting of commissioners representing the 17 votes of the present restricted Council of the Fedee ral Assembly ; 3, An assembly of delegates elected by the representative bodies of the different States of the Confederation ; 4, An assembly of Princes and of the superior magistrates of the free towns; 5, A Federal Tribunal to judge a part of the causes which now devolve on the Diet. But those plans evidently had not in their favour the appearance of good faith. The admis• sion of Bavaria into the Federal Directory only had for object to detach from the interests of the Confederation a powerful member, and to interest it by a kind of share in the ambition of Prussia and Austria. All the co• Federates would have been jealous of this new partner in the Em. pire, and division would have been greater than ever. But what is a stronger proof of bad faith is, that in all those series of assemblies of Kings, l'rinees, and delegates there was no place for those elected directly by the people. Germany was only represented by official persons—of the real national representation there was none. No one can consider as such the Chamber which would have been com posed of the delegates of the majorities devoted to the Governments. That Chamber, moreover, would find itself swamped in the series of other authori ties. It would have had above it the direction of the three Sovereigns, the Council of 17 votes, the Assembly of Princes, and the Federal tribunal, all accorded active functions, whilst it would have been invested with only a kind of deliberative mission. If the Emperor of Austria had really wished for a Germany worthy of the name, he would have proposed an Assembly elected directly by the people, and itself regu lating the great Germanic interests. Besides, although that plan did not contain anything very liberal, it was nevertheless rejected by Prussia, King Frederick William, who now governs with the sole co-operation of the aristocracy, and who dispenses with a Budget Toted by the repasental tives of Prussia, was not a man to accept for Fede ral Germany an Assembly elected even in the second degree. On the other hand, the probability is that the sharing of the Directorate with Bavaria did not much please him. What is the use, as De Maistre said, of that worn out and rusted machine ?' Germany may see from all this, the Siecle argues, that if nothing favourable resulted from her intern rests from the visit of Francis-Joseph in 1863, there is even less likelihood of something advantageous from that of the King of Prussia to Vienna in 1864. List year, it was Austria, who represented the liberal element, and Prussia who opposed it ; at present, the two Powers have drawn closer together, and as the Probability is that Prussia is not likely to yield, it must be Austria who has given up her ideas of liberalism ; Prussia, who will carry out her will, certainly not `foreshowing any thing propitious for Federal institutions. THE BOMBAY DIAIL. (REUTEII%:, EXPRESS.) SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 27. The Penins'.;tar and Oriental Company's steam. ship Bar.ida, Captain H ase l woo d, w i t h the heavy Port l :4 of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 35 passengers, 3 packages specie (value not stated), Indian curiosities and Delhi jewellery, value 3,350 rupees, and 152 packages sundries. The Baroda left Alexandria on the 12th; in the Mediterranean she experienced strong head winds, from Gibraltar to Finnistero strong westerly winds, across the Bay and up the Channel light variable winds and fine weather. On the 231 inst. in lat. 41.11 N., long. 9.27 W,, spoke the British barque Dorothy, and exchanged colours with the company's steamer Delta, bound for the East with the outward bound mails of the 20th. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meanee, Gib raltar, Pticebe, Royal Oak, Resistance, Chanticleer, Psyche, Fire/17, Hibernia, Racer, and Redpole; at Gibraltar, her Majesty's ship Procris. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 21. The new French Minister accredited to the Sultan of Morocco, M. Aime d'Aquin, arrived here from Malaga, yesterday, and left this morning for Tangier, in the French steam frigate Jura. After landing the French Minister the Jura goes to Vera Cruz, whence she will convey to France a portion of the French army of occupation. The following British vessels have arrived here since the 13th inst. :—Schconer Pacific, 16 days from Swansea; brig Britisher, 22 days from Car diff; schooner Maelota, 14 days from Cardiff; schooner John Pierce, 16 days from Cardiff; brig antine Mountain Lass, 24 days from Cardiff; schooner Integrity, 14 days from Cardiff; schooner William Tucker, 20 days from Liverpool ; brig Alpha,ls days from Newport; steamer Genoa, 10 days from Glasgow ; schooner Ellen Vale 23 days from Swansea ; H.M.steam sloop Racer, 7 days from Falmouth; her Majesty's gunboats, Tyrian and Wizard, 6 days the former, and 61 days the latter, from Falmouth ; steamer Milan, 6 days from Liver pool ; schooner Pride of Anglesea, 16 days from Newport; echooner Edward Margaret, 14 days from Newport; brigantine Harry Herbert, 15 days from Newport ; steamer Fortuna,6 days from Lon* don ; and steamer lonia, 7 days from Liverpool. Exchange on London, 90 days' date, 514 ; Paris, sf. 29c.; Marseilles, sf. 30c. ; Genoa, 5t.31c.; Madrid, 8 days sight,' par ; Cadiz, 4 to 11 dia. ; Seville, a dis ; Malaga, `die.; Barcelona, prem.; Almeira. Valencia, Alicant, par. Freight without alteration. The Telegraphic Treaty between Hamburg and Holstein, The followirg is the exact text of the telegraphic treaty concluded between the city of Hamburg and the Federal Commissioners for the Duchy of Hol btein, to which exception is said to have bean taken by Prussia : Treaty for the regulation of telegraphic communi catio❑ of the free Hanse Town of Hamburg with the Duchy of Holstein, and over the frontier thereof, as well as with Cuxhaven. As in consequence of the negotiations which have taken place by order of the Senates of the Free Hanso Towns of Hamburg and Lubeck and the Federal Commissioners for the Duchies of Holstein arid Lauenburg, upon the conclusion of a treaty for the establishment of the telegraphic communication with Hamburg and Lubeck through Holstein, it appeared desirable to regulate at the same time the telegraphic communication of the free Hanse Town of Hamburg with the Duchy of Holstein and over its frontiers, as well as with Cuxhaven, the nego tiators appointed by the Senate of the free Hanse Town of Hamburg and the Federal commissioners, viz., Syndic Dr. Carl Hermann Merck and Govern mental Councillor Carl Ernst Emil Lesser, member of the ducal government at Kiel, have agreed to and concluded the following treaty, reserving its approval by their respective superiors. Sec. 1. Th© free Hanse Town of Hamburg un dertakes the obligation of forwarding telegraphic messages coming from and by way of Hamburg, and destined for a northerly direction, upon the l'ne existing between Hamburg and Altona, or upon a new line to be constructed; and binds itself to permit the ducal telegraphic administration to for• ward messages destined for Hamburg and distanced past that city upon the line to be maintained by Hamburg between Hamburg and Altona and through the Hamburg telegraphic offices. Sec. 2. For the use of the wires upon the ducal state telegraph ,lines the Hamburg telegraph sta tion shall pay to the ducal telegraph administration 50 per cent. of the gross receipts calculated accord ing to the tariff in operation upon the ducal state telegraph lines. On the other hand 10 per cent. will be returned to the town of Hamburg as compensation for the works it will have to undertake to join the ducal iz_ __ lines. Sec, 3. Permission shall be given to the Free Hansa Town of Hamburg to establish telegraphic communication between Hamburg and Cuxhaven by submerging a cable from Cuxhaven to Brune -1 butte], and making use of the poles of the West Holstein telegraph line to carry the requisite wires. The works necessary for this purpose upon the West Holstein telegraph line shall be carried on under the direction of the Holstein telegraph administration, the costs hereby entailed being defrayed by Hamburg upon presentation of the account, while the maintenance of the line will be undertaken by the Holstein telegraphic administration upon its own territory. Sec. 4. Provided, upon nearer examination, some other point upon the Holstein coast, as, for instance, Neufeld, shall be thought better adapted for the landing place of the cable from the district of Ritze battel, the free Hanse Town of Hamburg shall be at liberty to land the cable there and carry a tele. graphic line to Brunsbuttel. Sec. 5. The free town of Hamburg shall pay the Holstein telegraphic administration, as compensas tion for the concessions in sections 3 and 4, 25 per cent, of the gross receipts derivable from the trans• mission of private messages between Cuxhaven and Hamburg, and vice versa, along the Hamburg and Cuxhaven line through Brunsbattel. Sec. 6. Should an extension of the line past Cux haven take place, the private messages sent along the line passing through Holstein shall be paid for by handing over 25 per cent. of the Hamburg share of the tariff for that line to the Holstein telegraph ad ministration. Sec. 7. This treaty shall be concluded for the term of 10 years from Jan. 1, 1865, and shall con• tinue in force for terms of similar duration so long as notice of its cessation shall not have been given byZeither party six months prior to expiration of one of the decennial periods. Sec. 8. This treaty shall bo prepared in duplicate and the exchange of the ratifications take place within four weeks at latest from the present date. Done at Hamburg, this 22c1 July, 1864. (Signed) C. H, MERCK, Dr. E. LESSER. RESPITE OF THE CONVICT MARY HARTLEY.— A respite has been granted in the case of the convict, Mary Hartley, who was convicted of the murder of her illegiti mate child and left for execution at the last session of the Central Criminal Court. The Harvest. CAMBRIDGESIIIRE.—The harvest has been vigo rously prosecuted during the week in this county, although in some cases it has been delayed by occa sional showers. The scarcity of labour has caused wages in a few instances to run high. Wheat, bar ley, and oats will be about an average around Wis bech, and the crops generally have borne the dr ,- ;• u ght better than could have been expected. Pota toes are rather small ; the yield, however, is plenti• ful, and there are no signs of disease at present, In tt e fens around Whittlesey the corn crops will not be equal to those of last year either in quality or quantity. Mildew has already been found to some extent. The bean crops are nearly destroyed by the fly; in some cases they are scarcely worth cutting, and roots, such as wurt.all and turnips, aro almost gone, like the beans. The want of r3iu is severely felt. LINCOLNSHIRE.—Great, progress has teen made with the harvest in this extensive agricultural dis trict during the past week, the weather having been highly favourable. There have been splendid showers, which'have proved very acceptable to the root crops. In some instances leading has been in. terrupted by the rain, but nothing of any imports mice. In the neighbourhood of Long Sutton the white corn is nearly all secured, and in very good condition. The wheat crop is generally pronounced of good finality, and the yield will be over an average. The drought has been severely felt around Alford, and owing to the scarcity of water and grass farmers have been obliged to fodder their cattle. The various crops of grain in this vicinity will in most cases be an average one, and the quality good. In the Trent•side district much wheat has been cut rather green, and will have to remain a few days in stack. Though the crops on the rich alluvial top land will probably be about an average, there is a sad deficiency on light poor soils. The flax crops promise a good yield of linseed, and the flax itself is good in quality and a fair length. The fine rains of the week have much revived the pastures and root crops. Potatoes will, however, be comparatively small, and the yield cone siderably below that of lest year. Turnips are a thorough failure; onions, which promised well at one time, will be small and high in price. In the Isle of Axholuse the chief products, wheat and potatoes, will be much below an average. WORKSOP AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.—The great bulk of the crops are already secured in excellent condition in the neighbourhood of Work sop. The wheat yields better than expected, but is ❑ot equal to last year. Barley is more than an ave. rage crop, and secured in prime condition. Oats are light. The beautiful and refreshing rain on Sunday morning will prove of immense value to reddish and the turnip crops, which are very poor. Ole singular feature in the turnip crop of this season, is that on the light sandy soils it looks the Most healthy. At Mr Wilmot's, Prospect-hill farm (a light blown-away sand), both swedes and white turnips are looking excellent, and a field on the adjeining farm of Mr A. Brodhurst, is also well filled in with swede turnips; while on strong land and limestone, in many instances, there are not more than one third of a crop. DRIFFIELD.—Reaping is rapidly progressing in every direction. Crops in this distirct are generally very good, and wheat especially so; and in many instances equal to those of last year. Though wheat in the general run may be pronounced thin on the ground, there are instances of splendid flats with ears full of large grain, and the yield will be very prolific. Barley is invariably a good crop, and has ripened regularly and kindly. It looks admirable everywhere. Oats, too, are good, and of a fair growth, bat they have not ripened so early nor so regularly as barley. It is a long time since there were such good crops of peas—in fact, they were never known to be better, being full of corn and well ripened. Beans in most cases are less favour able. They are short and only moderately corned. They have suffered much from drought and insects. The potato fields, which were so luxuriant and pro , inking in spring, have been much deteriorated and retarded in growth by severe frosts and dry weather. Though the roots are small they are of excellent quality and free from disease. Turnips in many places have suffered severely from drought and the fly. The hay crop has been a short one, and this descrip tion of fodder is likely to become scarce and reach very high prices. Pastures aro very bare, and the seed fields are completely burnt up, and it is sur prising how the sheep manage to exist with such scanty food. Returning to a notice of the cereal crops, it may be observed that it is a long time since they were so little injured by wind or rain, and, except in very few instances, they stand straight on ground. During the last few weeks of warm sunny weather there has been a magical change in the wheat crops, which have put on that beautiful golden tinge which invariably indicates their excellent quality. This is remarkably the case between Drif field and the sea ; , and it is somewhat singular that near the coast, where, in other years the crops are generally most backward, there are this season some magnificent fields of wheat, and we never recollect to have seen finer than those of Mr. J. Kingston, of B aesingby, SOMO of his wheat and oats standing five feet high. Near the sea are also some flourishing fields of turnips. The present state of the crops affords a favourable opportunity for using the reaping machines, which have been much in request is this neighbourhood. Grew numbers of harvesters presented themselves at our two last markets, and the bulk of them found em- ploymcnt. In any anticipated deficiency of the yield of the present harvest it would be fully met by the large quanties of old wheat in store, which may be stated on the best authority was never known to be so large. Since Sunday this district has been visited by several refreshing showers of rain. SIGGLESTIIORNE.—Most of the wheat is now down, as well as a great part of the barley. Farmers intended starting to lead the wheat in on Monday, but the rains of Sunday prevented them. Mr Moore, of Goz hill, and Mr Taylor, of Seaton, secured some wheat on Friday and Saturday, and on Tuesday Messrs. Wright, Taylor, and Bullock were very busy, notwithstanding the showers. At Catwick and Leven much progress has been made, there being scarcely a farmstead where there are not stacks of the newly-garnered grain. TRENTSIDE.—There has been brilliant weather for reaping the corn, cloudless and dewless, and nearly all was cut by Saturday last. Wheat on the warp land is almost, if not fully, an average, but on the lighter soils of the district there will be a deficiency. There were fine rains on Saturday night and Sunday last, which have considerably im proved the appearance of the pastures, and will prove beneficial to the root crops. Potatoes are small for the season, and should an excess of rain fall it will probably induce disease. The flax crops are good. Turnips here, as elsewhere, area failure. Harvest wages have been in accordance with the price of corn and the quantity of produce. The usual prices bring lOs to 12s per aore for mowing. The reaping machine is as yet but little used on the Trentside. NOTTINGHAMSIIIRE—Since last week the weather has been broken. On Sunday morning we had a heavy thunderstorm and several hours of refreshing rai❑ followed. Since then there have been several showers. In many parts of the county farmers have secured the whole of their corn crops, and on good heavy lands the yield of wheat will be nearly an average. B irley is the best crop of the season. tilencrally the plant has done well, and the yield will reach a full average. Oats are variedly spoken of, but altogether the yield is very light. Beans thin. Peas are a fair crop. Potatoes are sound and of good quality, but small in size. Turnips have mostly proved a failure; the early swedes promise the best. Mangolds are a very poor crop.—Hull Packet. Mr E. T. Smith announces the production of Mezeppa," with a powerful caste, a' Astley's, early in September ; and in order to give a novel effect to its representation, he has engaged an American lady, Miss Adah Isaacs Menken, to enact the part of biazeppa, which is usually played by a man. Miss Menken is a bold, dash ing equestrienne, and, it is said, performs all tho " runs" (as they are technically termed) with surprising courage and sang froid. As she is reputed to be a very handsome and graceful woman, we should not be surprised to find the Lady Mazeppz a theatrical sensation oZ uu,t season,--Eras F: 1 1 -1 - 1 1 1 , " • Tait 04Z,4; tlriallyrr HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, August 2G. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise also accompanied her Majesty. His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse and his Grand Ducal Highness Prince Etimar of Olden burg took a carrirge drive. Prince Leopold o and Princess Beatrice took a carriage airing. Her Imperial H ~g})ness the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia visited the QUECII and Princess Louie of Hesse to-day. The Queen's Journey to Scotland. The Queen will leave Windsor Castle on Mout; 111 9 evening next for Balmoral, again travelling over the London and North-Western system, via Carlisle to Aberdeen, and thence along the Deeside Railway to Aboyne, where royal carriages will be in at tendance to convey her MAjvsty and the members of the royal family by whom she will be accom panied to her Highland home. The train, which is furnished by the London and North-Western Rahway Company, will consist, 13 addition to the Queen's saloon, of four double saloon carriages, one saloon, one family carriage, and four first-class carriages, with the usual trucks for four gons, &c. Her Majesty will travel with the Priucess Helena in the state saloon. The Princess Louise will occupy another saloon with the Mar' chioness of Ely and the Hon. Mrs Bruce. Their royal highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Coburg, with their attendants, will occupy a third saloon carriage. The Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold will travel in other saloons, and the other carriages in the train will be occupied by the members of her Majesty's and the Duke and Duchess of Coburg's suites, among whom are Sir Charles Wood as Sec' retary of State in attendance, General the Hon. Charles Grey, General the Hon. Sir Charles PhipPse General the Hon. Arthur Wood, Dr. 'Termer, Mr' Buff, Mr. Sahl, &c. Her Majesty will leave Windsor on Monday even ing at 10 minutes to 7 o'clock, and, travelling over the narrcw gauge system of the Great Western Railway, will arrive at Oxford at 8.7 p.m., and at Leamington, a distance of 90 miles, where the roya/ travellers will partake of refreshments at 9 , 18 p•o• From Leamington the Queen will travel over the Great Western Railway to the Bushbury J u nction, near Wolverhampt on , w h ere th e L on d on a nd North - Western territory is entered u p on ; th e nce to Whit more, where the engin e w ill ta k e wo.ter at 1 1,40 p.m., and onwa r d s by B oar ' s H ea d a t 1.6 nail' on Tuesday ; Kend a l J unct i on at 2 . 37 a . m ., and Car lisle at 4.12 a.m. S umm i t S tat i on on t h e Caledonian Railway will be reach e d a t 5.38 a . m . ; Greenhill, o n the Scottish Central, at 7.20 a.m.; and Perth, on the ScottishNorth-E astern, at a quarter to 9 o'clock. The lord-lieutenant of tae county of Perth and the members of the corporation will attend at the sta tion on the arrival of the royal train. Her Majesty has graciously signified her intention of being pre sent at the inauguration of the memorial to the Prince Consort in that city, and it is anticipated the ceremonial will occupy a couple of hours. :the royal train is timed to leave Perth for the north at a quar ter to 11 o'clock. Thenceforward, the only stoppages will be to take water at the Bridge of Dun at 12. 8 p.m., and at Aberdeen at 1.26 p.m., the royal tra vellers being expected to reachAboyne,the farthest point of the railway journey, 580 miles, at hall-past 2 o'clock. Mr. W. Cawk well, general manager of the Lon don and North-Western Railway, will have the conduct of the train throughout from Windsor to Aboyne. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Pitin cess Louis of Hesse, with their infant daughter, will leave Windsor Castle this afternoon, after a protracted visit; to her Mojcsty, on their way to Gerwany. Their royal hi.sh nesses and retinue go by railway to the place of erubar:ka: tion, either 'Woolwich or Gravesend. The Victoria a nd Albert, royal yacht, commanded by Captain his Serfena Highness the Prince of Lemingen, will convey their royal highnesses and suite to Antwerp. It was expected that Ihe Duchess of Saxe-Coburg would reach Windsor this morm'ng from the Continent, and will take leave of the princess be ('ore her departure. Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess M aria of Russia honoured the Baron and Baroness Brannow With her company at dinner at Chesham House on Thursday last. A select party was invited to meet her imperial highne se. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambric ge intends to leave Cambridge Cottage, Kew, towards the d ose of the ensuing week, to pass a few weeks at Scarboroug h. The Duke of Somerset will leave his ofrit;ial residence at the Admiralty to-day, to attend the P:rivy Council to be held by her Majesty at Windsor Castle this afternoon. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gw exado line St. Maur go to-day to Bulstrode Park, Bucks, , Nhera the Duke will meet them after the council. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador will leave the Turkish Embassy in a few days for Scotia:A. Madame Musurus and daughters, and Mr E, Musur us le ave this morning for Paris, on their way to Baden Baden. His Excellency the Hon. C. F. Adams, En,voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Un lied States of America, who is at present on a tour thr.) ugh North Wales, arrived at the Parade Hotel, Rhyl, of a the 24th inst. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam and the L idiot Fit zwilliaro have returned to the family seat, Melton, cc; tnty Wicklow, from visiting the Marquis and Marchionef s of Abercorn at Baron's Court, county Tyrone. The Earl Granville arrived at his house' in Bruton-stroet yesterday. The noble earl has come to town expressly to attend the Privy Council at Windsor this day. The Earl of Tyrone is making a tour of visits in Scotland. The Countess Delawarr has passed throi igh town for Buckhurst Park, Sussex. The Earl Delaw at 'r is still staying with Mr Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth Russell, at Endsleigh, Devonshire. The Countess de Grey will, we understand , sc. company her Royal Highuess the Princess of Wa lea as Lady in Waiting during the forthcoming visit to the / bLoyal family of Denmark at Copenhagen. Ttio Countess of Bective, who has been seriorusly indisposed, is now better, and, it is said, out of danger . Viscount and Viscountess Gkey de Wilton, who arrived in town on Wednesday from Weymouth, will leave town to-morrow for Lancashire, Viscount Milton has arrived in town from 11 7411t4 worth House, Yorkshire. Viscount Palmerston returned to Canibridge House yesterday afternoon from visiting his constituePt''' t Tiverton. Viscount Hinchingbroke has arrived is 0914 n from Cowes, Isle of Wight. Lord Clarence P age t, M.P. has left the A awl ralty to join her lady s hip a t th e i r in Wales. Rear- Admiral the Hon. J ames R . D rummon d, C.B , is out of town, as also M r . Child ers, M , P . The Right Hon. T. Mil ner Gibson , 31.P.5. has arrived off Cowes from the coast of Spalp• AN OMEN AVERTED—A letter from Vienna states that last week, on the occasion of the Emperor's fete, the Imperial eagle was placed on the top of the spire of the Cathedral of St. Stephen, recently rebuilt. The operation was effected after a religious service, in the presence+ of the Ministers of State, all the local authorities, and an in intense concourse of people• As soon as the eagle, which is of gilt bronze and of colossal size, reached the summit, bands of music struck up the national hymn, and the crowd cheered most heartily. The Viennese attach great importance to this event, which they regard as of good omen and the pledg° of a h a ppier future. The discovery of the dangerous eon . dition of the spire was made in 1859, just after tb o battle of Solferino, and this coincidence was regarded by the people as a presage of evil for Austria. The Archbishop and municipality, however, promptly determined on taking down the decayed part, and rebuilding it of the same height as before. The works have been carried on with great activity and completed in five years, to the great joY of the Viennese, who flatter themselves no less with posses sing the highest building in Europe than with the idea that the evil omen of the spire's decay has been permanently averted. ME FRENCH DERBY FOR 1866.—Th0 engage rnenta for the Great Paris Prize, 1866, have Pio been made, and number 94 horses against 83 in 1863, 126 in 1861, and 112 in 1865. The winning of that event by a French horse this year appears to have stimulated the owners of racehorses in France, for of those now entered 53 are French and 41 only English, years the proportion of English to French was as two one. while in previous